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China Achieves Remarkable Results in Improving Residents’ Housing Conditions

This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2025 shows a toilet (L) and a kitchen after renovation at a household in Yangpu District of east China's Shanghai. Shanghai grappled for decades with a deeply personal challenge for many residents: the humble chamber pot. Cramped living spaces nestled within labyrinthine alleyways transformed even the most basic human needs into a challenging daily struggle. In the early 1990s, per capita living space averaged just 6.6 square meters in Shanghai. This was exacerbated by the architectural design of most the traditional Shikumen residences, which lacked private sanitary facilities. As a result, entire lanes often shared a single public toilet. To improve the overall living conditions for local residents, Shanghai embarked a redevelopment project for old neighborhoods in 1992. Through three decades of hard work, by the end of this September, Shanghai had largely completed its mission to eliminate the last of these "hand-carried toilets," a monumental task targeting the final 14,082 households identified just last year. The decades-long effort to retire the chamber pot tells a story of persistent, fine-grained urban governance in China's most populous city. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — China has seen remarkable results in improving its residents’ housing conditions since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, an official said on the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency. To address the housing difficulties of… Continue reading China Achieves Remarkable Results in Improving Residents’ Housing Conditions

Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Illuminates the Guiding Principles and Strategies Shaping the Nation’s Future

A rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province on 13 August (XINHUA)

The release of the fifth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, consisting of 91 of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s spoken and written works from 27 May 2022 to 20 December 2024, has further provided clarity on the issues in the contemporary governance of China, a major country whose domestic dynamics and international outlook are… Continue reading Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Illuminates the Guiding Principles and Strategies Shaping the Nation’s Future

CPC Plenum Concludes, Adopting Recommendations for China’s 15th Five-Year Plan

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, delivers an important address at the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in Beijing, capital of China. The 20th Central Committee of the CPC convened its fourth plenary session in Beijing from Monday to Thursday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened its fourth plenary session in Beijing from Monday to Thursday. Participants at the session deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the CPC Central Committee for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development, according to… Continue reading CPC Plenum Concludes, Adopting Recommendations for China’s 15th Five-Year Plan

Africa Pays Tribute to China’s Sacrifices During the Global Victory against Fascism

Gert Grobler, Senior Diplomat and former South African Ambassador to Spain, Japan and Madagascar

China commemorated on 3 September the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. President Xi Jinping reviewed troops in Beijing during a military parade to mark the commemoration. The event highlighted the enormous sacrifices and contributions of the Chinese people to the… Continue reading Africa Pays Tribute to China’s Sacrifices During the Global Victory against Fascism

White paper highlights historic human rights progress in Xizang

Villagers pick tea leaves in a valley in Cona of Shannan City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

All-round and historic progress has been made in the human rights cause in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, according to a white paper released on Friday. The document, titled “Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era,” was released by the State Council Information Office at a press conference held in Lhasa, capital city of the… Continue reading White paper highlights historic human rights progress in Xizang

Xi Focus: Xi stresses role of Education in supporting Sci-tech, Talent development

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits national political advisors from the China Democratic League, the China Association for Promoting Democracy, and the sector of education, who are attending the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2025. Xi attended their joint group meeting, and heard their comments and suggestions. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed strengthening the role of education in supporting scientific and technological advancement as well as talent development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for a deep understanding of the needs of Chinese modernization for… Continue reading Xi Focus: Xi stresses role of Education in supporting Sci-tech, Talent development

Xi Urges Healthy, High-quality Development of Private Sector

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with representatives of private entrepreneurs in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 17, 2025. Xi on Monday attended a symposium on private enterprises, where he delivered an important speech after listening to representatives of private entrepreneurs. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday urged efforts to promote the healthy and high-quality development of the country’s private sector. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when attending a symposium on private enterprises, where he delivered an important… Continue reading Xi Urges Healthy, High-quality Development of Private Sector

China’s Platform Giants Are Poised to Drive the Next Wave of Economic Growth

Alibaba’s booth at the 136th Canton Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on 15 October 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

On 20 April 1994, China made its first official full-function connection to the World Wide Web through a 64-kilobyte international leased line, marking the country’s formal entry into the global digital age. The year 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the country’s entry into the internet era. Over the past three decades, the internet has… Continue reading China’s Platform Giants Are Poised to Drive the Next Wave of Economic Growth

Xi Stresses Adherence To “One Country, Two Systems” As Macao SAR Celebrates Silver Jubilee

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, administers the oath of office to Sam Hou Fai, new chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2024. Xi on Friday delivered a speech at a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao SAR. (Photo: Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed on Friday the long-term adherence to “one country, two systems” as Macao celebrates a quarter-century of transformative success since its return to the motherland. At a televised ceremony held in a major sports stadium in Macao, Xi swore in Sam Hou Fai, a 62-year-old former senior judge, as the sixth-term… Continue reading Xi Stresses Adherence To “One Country, Two Systems” As Macao SAR Celebrates Silver Jubilee

President Xi’s Governance Of China Outlines Ideals Behind China’s Achievements In Domestic And International Sphere

Gert Grobler, Senior Diplomat and former South African Ambassador to Spain, Japan and Madagascar

The fourth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China contains a comprehensive record of the impressive practices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Xi Jinping at its core in responding to the changes and challenges unseen in a century, and rallying and leading the whole Party and the Chinese people towards the goal of building… Continue reading President Xi’s Governance Of China Outlines Ideals Behind China’s Achievements In Domestic And International Sphere